The person should have basic self care, reading, and writing skills. However, he/she may have trouble with complex math problems or abstract reasoning. He/she usually has safety awareness, but still need reminders to ensure safety and well-beings (eg. Turn off stove, take medication, go to doctor's appointment).

The person should have basic self care, reading, and writing skills. However, he/she may have trouble with complex math problems or abstract reasoning. He/she usually has safety awareness, but still need reminders to ensure safety and well-beings (eg. Turn off stove, take medication, go to doctor's appointment).
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It would be difficult for a person with an IQ of 80 to excel in college or university, (S)he could do very well in trade school. Social/adaptive skills are important in such a person's ability to function independently. Comprehending abstract concepts, or higher order cognition, would be tough, but (s)he could learn to function in society.

In brief:
An IQ of 80 is at

the low end of the low-average range, 80-89.

It would be difficult for a person with an IQ of 80 to excel in college or university, (S)he could do very well in trade school. Social/adaptive skills are important in such a person's ability to function independently. Comprehending abstract concepts, or higher order cognition, would be tough, but (s)he could learn to function in society.
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